- So, it's now time for the first tournament to start and for the first match we have Team Accelerator against Team Misaka, said the judge.
- Ok so now when it's about to start, I'm starting to get a little nervous, said Saito. Kamijo walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder and said "The nerves will disappear once the adrenaline starts kicking in." She nodded as a response.
- So on the right side, we have Accelerator's team which consist of Accelerator, Kichi Kondo, Akane Kimura and Hayami Nishimura, said the judge. "And on the left side we have Misaka's team which consists of Nari Misaka, Ai Saito, Licht Kamijo and Kenji Fuji." After we heard our name we walked out.
On Accelerator's right side stood a guy with neatly combed dark brown hair and brown eyes. He wore a beige t-shirt over a white long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans. On Accelerator's left side stood two girls. The first one had soft dark brown hair and dark green eyes. She wore a coat with a belt and a light brown skirt. The second girl had long maroon hair tied in two low ponytails and red eyes. Over her shoulders she has a dark blue jacket and a dark blue skirt. She only had bandages over her chest. I looked over at Nari and she stood there, shaking. Kamijo looked at Nari and told Saito "Teleport her to the rest room." Saito looked sadly at Nari and answered "Understood."
- Target Teleportation, said Saito and teleported Nari away.
- Wait, what? said the judge confused. "Did Saito teleport away her own teammate?" After Saito teleported Nari away Accelerator showed a smile and asked "Should we get this started?" The judge looked over at Accelerator's team and said "Start!"
- Come on Kondo! said Accelerator and the boy with dark brown hair ran towards me. I got ready to shield myself from his magic.
- Root Trap, said the boy called Kondo and roots came up around me and trapped me. I touched the root with my right arm but they didn't disappear. Wait, why didn't Magic Breaker work? I thought shocked. I looked up and saw the roots coming down. I stretched up Magic Breaker hoping it would work but it didn't. I felt a lot of pain and then it went black.
The next time I awoke, I was in the hospital. Don't really like how often I have been in the hospital the last year but better that I'm in the hospital then someone else dying. I looked around and saw the doctor.
- Oh Kenji, you're awake, said the doctor. I looked at my hand which was encased with bandages.
- The Roots went right through Magic Breaker. You're lucky it didn't also go right thru your skull, the doctor said. I looked at the doctor and asked "Did we win?"
- No, it was close but you didn't win, said the doctor before Nari, Kamijo and Saito came in.
- Hey, are you okay? asked Nari worried.
- I'm fine, I lied. Honestly my hand still hurt a bit when it stood still and it hurt like hell when I moved it.
- Well, it's good that you're fine, said Kamijo. It looked like he didn't believe me. I looked down at my right arm and asked "Why didn't Magic Breaker work?"
- Kichi Kondo has a passive ability that allows him to ignore everyone else's passive abilities, Kaijo answered. Passive abilities are something that about one in a hundred thousand have. Passive abilities can do multiple different things from giving you an immunity to poison, to boosting the power of your magic. Some passive abilities have drawbacks meanwhile some don't. Often the more powerful an passive ability is, the bigger the drawback is, altho that's not always the case.
- So Magic Breaker is a passive ability? I asked.
- Apparently, Kamijo said. I asked the doctor "So when can I leave?"
- As long as you're careful with your arm you can go whenever you want, said the doctor.
- Okay then, Kenji can you come with us to a place? asked Nari.
- Yeah sure, I answered and got out of bed. Before I left the room I remembered that there was something I wanted to ask the doctor.
- Oh yeah, doctor, the fake shadow that attacked my school yesterday. He mentioned something about a mask, I said.
- A mask? the doctor asked.
- Yeah, I think he called it The Mask of Strength, I answered. He looked surprised and then explained "The Mask of Strength is one out of the four masks that the Creator of this universe created after the forgotten era ended. Each of them increases the user's ability in one specific area. The Mask of Strength increases the user's strength, The Mask of Speed increases the user's speed and The Mask of Magic increases the user's Magic. The fourth mask is The Mask of Information and allows the user to see whatever information you want of the person you are looking at. Since you have to have them on your face for them to work, you can only use the abilities of one of the masks but once a single person gets all of the masks, they will combine to The Mask of Creation which gives the holder incredible power. We can't let Daeevocate get them since then they would be able to summon the whole demon army at once."
- And how many can they summon at once right now? I asked.
- Only one, answered the doctor.
- Okay… So it's better that Garden Of Shadows gets it then Daeevocate gets it? I asked.
- Yeah it is, answered the doctor. After that we left the hospital and followed Nari to a place.
- So this is an orphanage? Kamijo asked when we got there. The place that Nari took us to was an orphanage. At least I think.
- Yeah, it is, what? You didn't expect this? Nari asked. Kamijo looked at the building and said "If you didn't tell me that it was an orphanage, I would have thought it was a haunted house." The orphanage was in a worn out house made of wood. The orphanage had a balcony.
- Yeah I know, Nari said disappointed.
- How long ago was it that the orphanage was built? I asked.
- One and a half years ago, Nari answered.
- You sure it was one and a half years ago and not twenty years ago? Kamijo joked.
- Kamijo, shut up, Nari said. The door opened and we heard a creak from it. It was a little girl with long blue hair and blue eyes. She wore a brown worn shirt and worn pants. She was really slim and short. She looked to be around 8. In her hands was a bucket. She looked at us and screamed to someone "Misaka is here with some people." A young woman with dark brown hair and purple eyes came out. She wore an old worn out brown dress with an apron.
- Oh Misaka, Saito, hi, said the woman. Nari ran up to her while Saito walked up to her and said "Hey, Akasuki!" The woman who was apparently called Akasuki looked at me and Kamijo and asked "Are they your friends?"
- Yeah, they are, Nari said. Kamijo walked up to them and introduced himself.
- Licht Kamijo? So Nari, you actually know the newest S-Class, Akasuki said surprised.
- Yeah I do. Why do you sound so surprised? asked Nari. Akasuki laughed and asked me "So what is your name?"
- I'm Kenji Fuji, I introduced myself.
- Hi my name is Akasuki Kimura and this is Namiko, Kimura said. "Namiko, say hi."
- H… Hi, Namiko said.
- You can go in and wait meanwhile we get some water, Kimura said.
- Wait, you don't have water in the orphanage? asked Kamijo.
- Unfortunately not, Kimura said sadly.
- When the hell was this house built? the 19th century? asked Kamijo in a joking manner.
- Actually not, Kimura joked back. Kamijo looked up at the building thoughtfully and asked "Who built this?" He had an unsure smile on his face as he said that. Okay, does he ever not smile? I don't think I have ever seen him without a smile on his face. Kamijo looked down at the bucket that Namiko was holding and asked with a soft voice "Can I get the bucket. Let me help you." Namiko looked at Kimura unsure and she nodded towards her. She gave him the bucket. Kamijo put his hand above the bucket.
- Water Creation, said Kamijo and the bucket filled with water. Namiko looked at the bucket with surprise. She was amazed by Kamijo's magic.
- Wait! How did you do that? asked Namiko.
- Okay Kamijo, what kind of magic can't you use? asked Nari.
- Necromancy, Kamijo answered.
- Oh really, Nari said, not surprised. Necromancy is not a type of magic that normal humans can't use. Kamijo gave the bucket back to Namiko and asked "Do you have some food?"
- We have a bit but not much, Kimura answered.
- Okay, then I will go and buy some food for you, Kamijo said.
- No, you don't have to, Kimura said.
- Don't have to but I want to, Kamijo said. "Do any of the kids have any allergies or other things they don't eat?" Kimura looked a bit unsure before she accepted and told him their allergies and what they don't eat. After that Kamijo went to the shop and we went in.
Inside the orphanage, there were 4 other children with two being boys and two being girls and one more adult. One of the boys had dark green hair and black eyes. He wore a brown worn shirt and worn pants. He looked to be about 8 years old. The other boy had slightly longer brown hair and red dead eyes. Just like the other boy, he had a worn out brown shirt and pants. He was the longest out of all the children and he looked to be 9. One of the girls had light brown hair tied in two ponytails and light green eyes. Just like the boys she wore, a worn out brown shirt and pants. She looked to be around 8 and the last of the kids was a girl with long dirty blond hair and teal eyes, and just like the other kids she had a brown worn out shirt and pants. All the kids were both slim and short. It was obvious that they weren't getting enough food. I felt sorry for them. I thought that my life wasn't easy but to think kids not that much younger than me had it so bad. I wish I could do something to make their lives better but unfortunately I can't. The adult was an old man that looked to be around his 60's. He had short gray hair and green eyes. He was wearing a brown knitted sweater and brown pants.
- Namiko! The girl with dirty blond hair screamed energetically and ran to her. "You're already done?"
- Yeah, we got some help, Namiko said. The old man looked at me and asked "Who is this young boy?"
- Hi, I'm Kenji Fuji, I introduced myself. The girl with dirty blond hair looked up to me and said "Hi, my name is Eiko."
- I'm Arata Kimura, said the old man. Akasuki looked at the other kids and told them to introduce themselves. The kids looked at me and the boy with dark green hair said with full energy "I'm Genki."
- And I'm Akina, said the girl with a ponytail. Arata looked at the last kid that hadn't introduced himself yet and said "Come on Hisoka, introduce yourself." The boy with brown slightly longer hair, apparently called Hisoka, walked up to me and said without any feelings "Ok, hi, my name is Hisoka." When he said that, it reminded me of how Nari's clones sounded like. Please don't tell me he is also a clone, I thought.
- Is Chiyo with Akihiro? asked Nari.
- Yeah, she is, said Arata.
- Okay, then we will go and say hi to him, said Nari. Arata nodded and then we walked to a door. She opened the door and inside it, sat a boy on the bed. He had short blond hair and teal eyes. Just like the other kids he had a brown, worn out shirt and worn out pants. It looked like he was under a lot of pain. Beside the bed sat… Nari? The girl that looked like Nari turned around and said "Oh, Kenji it's been a while."
- Wait, aren't you one of Nari's clones? I asked.
- Yeah, I am. I have gotten a new name so please call me Chiyo, said Chiyo. Her right eye was closed and she was wearing a pink t-shirt and grey pants.
- Okay, I said to Chiyo. I looked at the kid and said "Hi I'm Kenji Fuji."
- Hi, I am Akihiro, the boy said weakly.
- Brother, how are you feeling? Eiko asked. So they are siblings, I thought.
- I feel better than yesterday, said Akihiro.
- Are you sure about it? asked Namiko. Both of them were worried for him.
- Yes, I am, Akihiro said. After that we went out of the room.
Outside of Akihiro's room.
- What's wrong with him? I asked.
- We don't know. About a week ago he just suddenly got weak, Akasuki answered.
- You don't know? I asked.
- No, we don't, Nari said. We went to the other kids and started playing with them meanwhile we waited on Kamijo.
10 minutes later.
- Hey, I'm here now, said Kamijo when he came in without grocery bags.
- Where's the food? asked Nari.
- I will take it out later, he answered before seeing Chiyo. He seemed surprised to see her.
- Nari, you got a sister? asked Kamijo.
- No, she's a clone, Nari said.
- A clone? Kamijo asked surprised before he said "Okay, I understand." Huh, thought he would ask more questions.
- So should we make some food now or should we wait? Kamijo asked.
- Now, please, Akina said.
- Okay, so where is the kitchen? Kamijo asked. Akatsuki took him to the kitchen.
- Inventory, said Kamijo and stretched out his hand and a bunch of grocery bags came out of nothing. Almost everyone screamed out in surprise. Magic that allows you to store things in another dimension is extremely rare.
- You really can use any magic you want, Nari said disappointed.
- Not any kind of magic, Kamijo said.
- Yeah, we both know that necromancy doesn't count, Nari said.
- Have you forgotten that there are other kinds of magic that are impossible for a human to learn? Kamijo asked.
- Oh, they don't count either, Nari said.
- Why did you buy so much food? asked Akatsuki flabbergasted.
- Kids need food to grow, Kamijo answered and started cooking some food.
Around an hour later.
- So the food is done, Kamijo said. When the kids heard that, they ran to the table and looked shocked.
- Wow, so much food, Eiko said.
- Can we eat everything? asked Namiko.
- Of course, Kamijo answered. We sat down and ate.
- Kamijo, why have you been so kind to the kids? asked Akasuki.
- What, can't I just be kind to the kids? Kamijo asked.
- Of course you can but…, Akasuki trailed off. Kamijo looked at Akasuki and then he looked down with a sad smile and said "My parents died at the start of 2021 and everyone I knew then died within the next 4, 5 years." Okay do he ever stop smiling. This is a moment where you shouldn't smile. "Outside of the people I know in Magic City. I barely know anyone. Almost everyone that I knew back in 2021 have died and those that haven't died I haven't met in years. In the last five years, the people I spend time with have completely changed." Everyone looked sadly at him. I knew that most of his family had died but I didn't know that almost everyone that he knew had died. I think that everyone felt sorry for what he had experienced.
- 2021 was four years ago, how old are you? asked Arata.
- I'm 16, he answered.
- So you were only 12 when they died? Arata asked. Kamijo nodded.
- Hey, Kamijo, do you know anything about diseases? I asked, trying to change the subject.
- Yeah, I do. Why? Kamijo said.
- Then can you maybe check what is wrong about Akihiro? Akasuki asked.
- Yeah sure, Kamijo responded.
In Akihiros room.
- Hi, I'm Licht Kamijo, said Kamijo with a gentle voice.
- Hi, I'm Akihiro, said Akihiro. Kamijo took his hand.
- Body Analysis, said Kamijo.
- Will Hiro okay? asked Namiko worriedly.
- Will he? asked Eiko, also worried. When Kamijo was done he looked disappointed and told the kids "Namiko, Eiko, can you go out?" Well that doesn't sound good.
- Yeah sure? the girls said confused and worried. After they left, Akasuki asked "What is wrong with him?"
- He got poison in his system, Kamijo said.
- Poison? That means he can get healed, correct? I asked.
- Eh, normally yes… But he doesn't have any normal poison, Kamijo answered.
- What kind of poison is it? asked Arata.
- Dark Matter, said Kamijo. Everyone except Akihiro looked shocked. If any normal creature touches dark matter, they will feel an extreme pain. It is the most pain that something could possibly feel. Majority of the time, if a creature touches dark matter they lose consciousness almost right away from the pain. Akuji Kage, the 2nd strongest magician in Magic City can use dark matter magic but he has a passive ability that lets him touch dark matter without any pain in exchange with his dark matter being less painful than normal dark matter. Without his passive ability he would probably get knocked out every time he uses a dark matter spell that forces him to touch the dark matter. If someone gets dark matter into their body it turns into a poison that isn't immediately fatal but often puts the victim into a coma and then dies not long later. It is a poison that is impossible to cure.
- So he doesn't have long left? asked Akasuki.
- You said he have been like this for a week? Kamijo asked.
- Yeah, Arata answered.
- Then I'm surprised that he is still alive and awake, said Kamijo.
- So there's a chance he can get cured? Nari asked. Despite asking that we all knew that it wasn't possible. We stayed for another 3 hours and then we went home, promising to come back tomorrow.
- Kenji, Kamijo, thanks that you could come, Nari said.
- You don't need to thank us, Kamijo said. She showed a smile before we went our separate ways.